Numbers 16:1 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men.
Even if the prophet might be wrong in some rare instances, in the information they give, that does not constitute grounds for their rejection, because the instruction to us is to believe, not to criticize. For instance, when in the book of James, the Bible prophet says to send for the elders if you are sick, that instruction does not mean to scrutinize those elders, because what they did or did not do should be none of our business. Our instruction is to send for them.
Individuals must of necessity take time to digest the previous statement, because, God’s prophets, being human, can in rare instances make mistakes. In fact, if we were to look for flaws in the prophet’s writings and scrutinize, and criticize what ordained prophets did or did not do, we will ultimately reject every prophet of God, for none are perfect. Even though they should be model examples, they are fallen human beings like ourselves.
And therefore we must be careful about tethering the authenticity of God’s prophets to their actions in the temporal realm. We hope for the best and we wish them all the best, but if they are anointed By God, to speak on behalf of God, His word through them must have the same weight with us, even if they have made blunders in their own life experience. Moses murdered the Egyptian, and even though he is described as the meekest man on earth, history shows that he had a temper problem. Yet, he was a chosen mouthpiece for God, and therefore, those to whom he was sent must believe him even if at times he may have an attitude.
Numbers 16:2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!